Assessment of Clinical Skills with Standardized Patients: State of the Art.

van der Vleuten, C. P. M.; Swanson, David B.

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ERIC Number: EJ427375

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1990

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Assessment of Clinical Skills with Standardized Patients: State of the Art.

van der Vleuten, C. P. M.; Swanson, David B.

Teaching and Learning in Medicine, v2 n2 p58-76 1990

Large scale studies of the psychometric characteristics of standardized-patient clinical examinations are reviewed, and recommendations for test improvement are offered, including (1) assessment of history taking, physical examination, and communication skills separately from diagnostic and management skills; (2) a mastery-testing framework for score interpretation; and (3) improved pass-fail standard-setting. (MSE)

Descriptors: Educational Trends, Higher Education, Medical Education, Patients, Professional Education, Psychometrics, Simulation, Standardized Tests, Test Use, Testing, Trend Analysis

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative; Information Analyses

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Language: English

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